Opening frame Valorie Curry (born February 12, 1986) is the kind of performer who doesn’t announce herself with fireworks—she slips into the room, finds the cracks in the walls, and starts prying. She’s an American actress whose work stretches from teen-noir television (Veronica Mars) to genre thrillers (The Following), offbeat superhero satire (The Tick), and … Read More “Valorie Curry A quiet spark with teeth.” »
Kaley Christine Cuoco (born November 30, 1985, in Camarillo, California) is an American actress and producer best known for three defining runs: Bridget Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules (2002–2005), Penny on The Big Bang Theory(2007–2019), and Cassie Bowden on HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant (2020–2022), the last of which marked her sharpest pivot—into prestige TV, … Read More “Kaley Cuoco Sitcom rocket ship turned producer with a dark-comedy edge” »
Mina Cunard (born Armina Jeffries; sometimes credited as Margaret Mayburn; December 16, 1894 — August 9, 1978) was an American actress whose screen work stretched from the mid-1910s into the 1950s, largely in small roles. She’s most often mentioned alongside her older sister, Grace Cunard, a far more prominent silent-era star—though Mina’s career has its … Read More “Mina Cunard A silent-era sibling who kept slipping back onscreen.” »
Kimberly Cullum is an American former child actress from Los Angeles, California, whose on-screen work in the 1990s quietly stacked up into one of those “oh yeah, she was in everything” résumés—TV movies, sitcoms, prestige-ish drama, and genre shows with demanding fanbases. Family and early life Cullum was born in Los Angeles and is the … Read More “Kimberly Cullum A ’90s child actor with range and restraint.” »
Macey Ellen Cruthird (born November 12, 1992, in Baytown, Texas) is one of those performers who came up the way child actors used to: workshops, pilots that never saw daylight, commercials that paid the bills, then a clean hit on a network sitcom that gave her a recognizable face and a real résumé. Her most … Read More “Macey Cruthird Sitcom kid with real timing.” »
Kathryn Crosby—born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff—had one of those old-Hollywood careers that looks, on paper, like a rocket ship…and in real life, like a deliberate exit at the exact moment the spotlight got hottest. She worked steadily in films in the 1950s under the stage name Kathryn Grant, landed high-profile parts in studio pictures, and then—after … Read More “Kathryn Crosby A star who stepped aside.” »
Laurel Cronin didn’t belong to Hollywood in the way people mean when they say it. She didn’t orbit premieres or trade in myth. She belonged to stages that smelled like dust and sweat, to rehearsal rooms where nobody was watching, to audiences that didn’t care who you were yesterday—only whether you could hold them tonight. … Read More “Laurel Cronin — a life spent earning the room” »
Nadine Crocker comes from the kind of California that doesn’t sell postcards. Fresno heat, flat roads, dust in the air, and a sense that if you want out—or forward—you’re going to have to move yourself. No one’s handing you a ladder. No one’s applauding your intentions. You either build something or you stay where you … Read More “Nadine Crocker — filmmaker with bruised knuckles and a steady gaze” »
Donna Damerel (July 8, 1912 – February 15, 1941) was an American actress and radio performer whose brief career bridged vaudeville, early network radio, and a single feature-film adaptation of her most famous program. Early years Damerel was born in Chicago on July 8, 1912, the daughter of vaudeville performers George Damerel and Myrtle Vail. … Read More “Donna Damerel” »
Marcella Daly (1901–1966) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in a steady run of features and programmer releases from the late 1910s through the 1920s, working during a period when Hollywood output was relentless and performers often moved quickly from one production to the next. Early life and education Daly … Read More “Marcella Daly” »